Auctions: comic books in 'Elongated Man'

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 359 CGC 4.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4473819007

Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Carmine Infantino and Sid Greene. Cover by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson. 1st appearance of the new Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) in The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl!; Batgirl goes to a costume party dressed as Batgirl; she sees Killer Moth attack Bruce Wayne. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Murphy Anderson. Riddle of the Sleepytime Taxi!; Ralph Elongated Man Dibny and Sue fall asleep in the back seat of a taxi while going to a costume party; Ralph discovers that crooks criminals are putting passengers to sleep to copy secret documents. Cap's Hobby Hints activity page by Henry Boltinoff. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mark Evanier. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 363 VG+ 4.5

Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Carmine Infantino and Sid Greene. Cover by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson. 2nd appearance of the new Batgirl in The True-False Face of Batman!; Batman and Batgirl battle bad guys; Bruce Wayne has dinner with Commissioner Gordon and his daughter Barbara, who is really Batgirl. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Carmine Infantino and Sid Greene; a UFO story in which Ralph Elongated Man Dibny and his wife Sue visit Wishbone City, where people are acting very strange. Letters to the editor from Irene Vartanoff, Guy H. Lillian III, and comics writers Mike Friedrich and--yes--Gardner Fox himself! Cap's Hobby Center with G.I. Joe by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 134 VG+ 4.5

Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Exposure to an unknown radiation causes Elongated Man to foil Flash's attempts to capture Captain Cold. The Threat of the Absent-Minded Professor!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Criminals threaten to kill Barry if Professor West doesn't help them fix their nuclear-ray projector. Compacs 4-pack ad. Ads for Giant Superman Annual and Giant Batman Annual. Amazing Speeds! fact page. Letters from super fans Jerry Bails and Thomas McGeehan. Ad for Showcase with Tommy Tomorrow, ad for Our Army at War. Circulation statement: 270,000 copies per month. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.